Letters to the Editor
ZippyDC
Published Letters: 15
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Is that all there is?
[Read the article: "Sopranos" wrap-up: Uncomfortably numb]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Mr. Chase doesn't seem to think much of therapy it seems. She has been "treating" a mass murderer for how many years now? What happened to involuntary commitment for people that are an inherent threat themselves or others? Not to trivialize the VT killings, but here we see two instances of (one real, one fiction of course) mass murderers getting treatment within the mental health system.
Or maybe the point is that evil not treatable disease? Perhaps, part of what Chase is trying to show us is the difference between a treatable disease (alcoholism, depression, etc.) and pure evilness?
These final episodes rock!!
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Numerology?
[Read the article: "Sopranos" wrap-up: Uncomfortably numb]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Is there any significance to the numbers Tony plays at roulette?
Does he play 24 three times? (666) I thought it was only twice.
Seems probable that the numbers aren't just random since the show is ending on episode 86 (86'd).
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Dr. Melfi was right
[Read the article: "Sopranos" wrap-up: Hide-and-seek]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]One of the things that has always bothered me about the show was the ridiculous notion that weekly therapy sessions could have any meaningful effect on a sociopath like Tony. As soon as Melfi realizes that her work is doing more harm than good, she is absolutely morally required to discontinue treatment. This is basic Hippocratic Oath stuff people! I guess an argument could be made that she should have been honest with him and told him that he is a sociopath and that the notion of a well adjusted criminal and murderer is ridiculous, and that therapy is just making him more comfortable with his evil ways, but that would realistically be putting herself at risk.
As for the other doc outing her at the party, at first I thought that was extremely unethical and unprofessional to reveal something that Melfi had revealed in confidence. On the other hand, it kind of felt like an intervention. So that part seems a little grey to me.
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We were whacked
[Read the article: "The Sopranos" goes dark]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Someone else posted this and I think it really fits. While I was watching that final scene it felt like I was sitting right there in the restaurant with him, noticing all the people coming and going and feeling more and more uneasy as it went on. Then ..... nothing. Any way you interpret the ending though, it was great!
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I am in the genius camp.
[Read the article: I Like to Watch]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I just thought it was the most interesting death-like experience I have ever had, certainly on TV. Whether it was Tony or The viewer that died doesn't really matter to me. We were able to experience that sudden sense of nothing where we momentarily fumble for the remote in a state of panic and confusion which gives way to an experience of the nothingness and the final realization that it's over. Can't get more gruesome or terrifying than that.
But then again, that was just my experience.
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Killer Docs
[Read the article: Inside the minds of killer doctors]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Anonymous, I wonder if the docs that help perfect our torture techniques at gitmo also find that they enjoy their sadistic work.
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Prosecute those that torture or authorize torture
[Read the article: What Hillary won't say about torture]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I am really tired of the ticking time bomb argument. Anyone that condones or takes part in any sort of torture should be certain that they will go to jail. Period. If someone feels like they have a moral imperative to torture someone to "save the world" or whatever, they should do so with the full knowledge that they will be punished for the decision, regardless of any moral justification. If a person does not believe in the need to torture someone strong enough to sacrifice their freedom then they shouldn't be doing it in the first place. It's too bad that the lessons of Nuremberg have been forgotten. Soldiers, interrogators, government contractors should all know that following orders is not an excuse for immoral actions. If the people of the US do not punish this administration and the people that carried out it's orders to suspend basic human rights, torture people and invade other countries without a congressional declaration of war then we will have lost any moral standing we may have had. We will be no better than Nazi Germany. I will not support any candidate that ignores the Constitution and the principles that this country was built on, regardless of their rhetoric.
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Stand by your man.
[Read the article: Clinton, Obama, and the forum on faith]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Does anyone else remember Hillary saying that she was not a "stand by your man" kind of woman? Ironic on so many levels.
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Bridges falling down
[Read the article: McCain-onomics: Cheap gas in every tank]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I wonder if McCain realizes that the gas tax is earmarked for the highway trust fund and that the fund is projected to be bankrupt in the next couple of years. With our highway infrastructure in desperate need of repairs, cutting off the funds that are dedicated to those repairs doesn't seem like the best plan. The truth is, the gas tax needs to be raised if we are going to fix all the thousands of bridges and roads in this country that are in danger of collapsing like the bridge in Minnesota.
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The territory
[Read the article: Will Obama's debate stumble hurt him?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Gotcha questions come with the territory? What territory is that? Old school politics. I think we are ready for something new, something substantive. Face it Joan, Hillary is all strategy an no substance.
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Big state wins were pretty even
[Read the article: Who can win the big states?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Most of Clinton's "wins" have all been pretty close to a 50-50 split with Obama (not PA though). So, in reality they are both getting about half of the vote in the big states. So I would say that the big states are really a wash for the candidates.